GP learning objectives Flashcards
What are the health benefits of breastfeeding for the baby? (5)
Reduces risk of:
- Infections
- diarrhoea and vomiting
- sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)
- obesity
- cardiovascular disease in adulthood
What are the health benefits of breastfeeding for the mother? (5)
It can lower the mothers risk of:
- breast cancer
- ovarian cancer
- osteoporosis (weak bones)
- cardiovascular disease
- Obesity
What is the shared benefit of breastfeeding for both mother and baby?
Helps to build a strong bond
A breastfeeding mother comes to you, her GP, and expresses that regular pumping and feeding is taking up too much of her time. She is wanting to switch to formula.
What advice could you give?
Pump milk in advance, and when convenient. It is okay to support breastfeeding with formula feeding.
Any amount of breast feeding will have health benefits
Advice for a breastfeeding mother experiencing pain
- Alternating sides
- Creams
- Paracetamol and ibuprofen
- Check the latch position (midwives and health visitors can give advice)
What things should breast-feeding mother watch out for as they can cause pain?
- Thrush
- Blocked milk ducts
- Mastitis (inflammation of breasts)
Give the name of a post natal depression screening method
Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Score
What is tested for in the Newborn Blood Spot?
- cystic fibrosis
- Phenylketonuria (PKU)
- Sickle cell disease
- Congenital hypothyroidism
- Medium-chain-acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency (MCADD)
What is the red reflex? How is it tested for?
Red reflection of light at the back of the eye.
Ophthalmoscope
What different routes can be used to administer drugs to a patient? (8)
- Oral
- Rectal
- Intravenous
- Intramuscular
- Subcutaneous
- Vaginal
- Sublingually
- Buccally
How are the 8 week immunisations administered?
Administered subcutaneously in the thigh
What is covered in the 6-in-1 vaccine?
- Diptheria
- Hepatitis B
- Hib (Haemophilus influenzae type b)
- Polio
- Tetatnus
- Whooping cough (pertussis)
What are the different routes of administration for Paracetamol in any age patient?
- Oral suspension
- Tablet/capsule
- Rectal
List some drugs that St John’s wort may interact with. (5)
- Warfarin
- Digoxin
- Theophylline (used in treatment of COPD)
- anticonvulsants
- oral contraceptive pill
List the three main types of antidepressant medication
- Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs)
- Serotonin-noradrenaline reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs)
- Tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs)
